I don't throw away the needles. They serve for the health and flowering of my houseplants.

Fiery fireworks, fellow flower growers! Today on the agenda is the rational use of Christmas tree and pine needles for indoor plants.

A simple spruce needle comes to the rescue of indoor florists

Looking to add junk material for the benefit of home flowers? Don't throw away the needles from the New Year's trees. Better to carefully collect them and transfer them to pots. And if you, comrades, put artificial Christmas trees, then to some extent precious needles can be in the nearest fishing line. I am sure that there will be options even in large cities. As they say, there would be a desire

Today I will reveal to you why coniferous needles are good for indoor plants. You probably know that they are often used as flower bed mulch. So our home flowers are no worse!

Complementary organic food - useful for all flowers

The needles placed on top of the pot become a long-lasting fertilizer. Under the influence of water and wet earth, the needles will constantly spin and become an uninterrupted source of organic food.

In the process of natural processing, to which a person does not even need to put a hand, the needles will give a lot of useful things to the ground.

Needles are a special organic substance

Do you like the smell of pine needles, comrades? This is the merit of essential oils, a large amount of which is contained in the needles of coniferous trees. But for most pests and pathogenic fungi that cause root rot, fragrant essential oils are not to their liking.. Why not take advantage of this property to your advantage?

The needles contain biologically active substances that increase the immunity of indoor plants. For example, the known plant health agent "HB-101" contains an extract from coniferous trees.

Drying protection is a florist's trump card in winter

In summer, the land on the flower beds is mulched, in order to protect the land from rapid drying out and reduce the number of watering. If the technique has been successfully used in gardens for decades, why not transfer the experience to our windowsills?

The mulching layer of needles will eliminate the need to constantly monitor the moisture of the earth and often water. Not all citizens have time for this.

Protection against poor quality tap water

But the most important beneficial property is acidification. Most of our plants like to grow in neutral or slightly acidic environments. But tap water is usually alkaline.

Even if you use sour peat for planting, after a month or two, the soil in the pot will become alkaline. Because each watering shifts the acid-base balance to an unpleasant side for plants and the grower. Mulch needles partially neutralize the negative effects of hard water.

Therefore, it is better to put a layer of mulch made of coniferous needles 1 cm thick in the pot. As the needles deteriorate, change. It was interesting? Thumbs up, comrades!